Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:37:30 -0600 From: "Nikolas Britton" <nikolas.britton@gmail.com> To: "Alex Zbyslaw" <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> Cc: Alex Mayfield <alexmayfield@carolina.rr.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't seem to boot from 6.0-RELEASE Message-ID: <ef10de9a0602241137l1bb4665bw7cd9f97dfec250fc@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <43FEE0C1.5080102@dial.pipex.com> References: <op.s5d5avt8jg5zmp@alexmax.carolina.rr.com> <ef10de9a0602230145q628bfe99y59e02850675519eb@mail.gmail.com> <43FD9A34.7030401@dial.pipex.com> <43FE9691.1050502@carolina.rr.com> <43FEE0C1.5080102@dial.pipex.com>
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On 2/24/06, Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> wrote: > Alex Mayfield wrote: > > > I have tried both the 6.1 and 5.4 CD's, both of them bombing at the > > exact same point the 6.0 boot failed. I'll try 5.5 sometime tomorrow, > > though I kinda doubt it would make a difference. Is there anything > > else I can try? > > If 6.1 and 5.4 fail then it seems really likely that 5.5 will fail too. > In your shoes I would start changing BIOS options one at a time - > anything that might have an effect like ACPI, memory holes, making sure > plug 'n' play is off. I'm no expert on that kind of thing. If no-one > here has any better ideas then you could also try re-posting on the > freebsd-hardware list and see if anyone there can help. You could also > check that there is no newer BIOS for the mobo. > Your mainboard has two primary models and also goes by other names: 755FXK8AA-8EKRS: a.k.a. K8S755FXA-8EKRS http://www.foxconnchannel.com/productsDownload_motherboard2.cfm?pMotherboar= d=3D755FXK8AA-8EKRS%3Cbr%3EAlso%20known%20as%20K8S755FXA-8EKRS 755FXK8AA-ERS: a.k.a. K8S755FXA-6ELRS, a.k.a K8S755FXA-ERS http://www.foxconnchannel.com/productsDownload_motherboard2.cfm?pMotherboar= d=3D755FXK8AA-ERS%3Cbr%3EAlso%20known%20as%20K8S755FXA-6ELRS%3Cbr%3EAlso%20= known%20as%20K8S755FXA-ERS Flash the BIOS with the newest version and try FreeBSD. Next, Use "Load Fail-Safe Defaults" and try FreeBSD. If those don't work change these settings and try again: Advanced BIOS Features Menu: Gate A20 Option =3D Normal APIC Mode =3D Disabled MPS Version Control For OS =3D Try a Diffrent Setting Video BIOS Shadow =3D Disabled SIS OnChip PCI Device Menu: SIS USB Controller =3D Disabled SIS AC97 Audio =3D Disabled SIS S/W Modem =3D Disabled SIS Serial ATA Controller =3D Disabled Onboard SuperIO Device Menu: Lan Controller =3D Disabled Onboard FDC Controller =3D Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1/2 =3D Disabled Onboard Parallel Port =3D Disabled Power Management Setup Menu: ACPI function =3D Disabled PnP/PCI Configurations Menu: Reset Configuration Data =3D Enabled ----------------------- Your best bets are: APIC Mode =3D Disabled ACPI function =3D Disabled And Disable all the Hardware listed above You should be booting FreeBSD with verbose output too -- BSD Podcasts @ http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/
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